Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 103502

Railways: Standards

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to minimise disruption on the rail network in periods of extreme snow and cold weather.

Answer

Keir Mather
Department officials hold regular discussions with Network Rail and the industry to ensure severe weather preparedness plans are in place with clear mitigations to reduce the impacts of weather on the rail network. The industry’s winter preparedness regim...
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